Photography by Leopold Masterson (@LeopoldMasterson)
Model: Delphine Clowe (@Delphineclowe)
Hair and Makeup: Katherine Brenan (@Bestkatiebrennan)
Samuel Gassman
18th century wax portrait, 18th ecclesiastical linen, Belgian linen c. 1920, 19th century epaulettes, flexed steel, brass flange c. 1920, celluloid, paper love letters, wool, silk, gold, aluminum, porcelain, carved chalcedony, silk floss, bullion ribbon, glass, money clip, toy rocket, archival foam core, acrylic, and magic sculpt
53.3 x 35.6 x 24 cm
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Jewel 101 includes a pair of epaulets, a necklace, and a repainted 18th century wax portrait in an original box. The piece is made of 18th ecclesiastical linen, Belgian linen c. 1920, 19th century epaulets, flexed steel, brass flange c. 1920, celluloid, paper love letters, wool, silk, gold, aluminum, porcelain, carved chalcedony, silk floss, bullion ribbon, glass, money clip, toy rocket, archival foam core, acrylic, and magic sculpt.
The box form is based on George Washington’s American Revolution encampment tent which still exists. Epaulets, for context, are clothing worn on military uniforms to display rank. Some of the elements in the work are Odd fellow badge remnants, disassembled jewelry, and the fabrics are table cloth fragments and religious vestments. The piece is an homage on Baron Von Steuben an openly gay father of the American military.
